Chinese for Christ Church of San Jose
English Worship Service
Worship Service: 10:00 –11:10 am followed by snacks in the Fellowship Hall.
Call To Worship* – Alison Law
Praise & Worship*- Praise Team and Congregation
Welcome & Announcements – Mike Tai
Sermon “…Such a Time as This…” Esther 4:12-17 (page 412)- Joey Wang
Communion – Baptized Believers
Song(s) of Response* – Praise Team
Doxology (Words of Praise)*- Congregation
Prayer & Benediction (Lord’s Blessing)* – Joey Wang
*Please stand, if physically able. Also, please set your cell phones to “silent.”
Please exit through the ‘front’ of the sanctuary at the end of service. Thank you.
Last Week’s Sermon Notes
“The Name of Jesus” (Matthew 1:18-25)
Jesus is Christ (vv.18-20, 24-25)
Christ means “The Anointed One.”
Jesus is the Son of David – The King and The Messiah that we’ve been waiting for.
Jesus is Salvation (v.21)
The name of Jesus is the name of Salvation
The greatest gift in life is an undeserved gift
Jesus is Immanuel (vv.22-23)
God expresses his Immanuel through the incarnation (God becoming human flesh)
God saves us through the Incarnation
Jesus, the God of Immanuel is what makes Christianity distinct from other religions
We are glad that you have joined us this morning as we begin the new year worshipping Jesus together and being reminded of who He is!
If this is your first time here, please fill out one of the cards in the pew and give the card on to any of our ushers if you would like us to contact you with more information about our church.
Announcements
- Bible Reading in 2017: One of our goals this year as a church is to know God’s Word (the Bible) better together as a church community. Please join us in reading through the Bible together with the “5 Day Bible Reading Program” plan! You can sign-up online here: https://goo.gl/f0UIj8.
- Saltshakers: We will be gathering for Large Group (1/7) from 7-9pm in the Church Sanctuary. For more information, please contact Daniel Chen (dantchen83@gmail.com)
- Parent Information Session: We will have an information session about Saltshaker’s Youth Group this Saturday (1/7) from 7-9pm in the Fellowship Hall for parents with children and teens (6th-12th grade). Youth program will be provided that evening. For more information, please contact Daniel Chen.
- Winter Youth Retreat: Registration is open for our upcoming Winter Youth Retreat (2/17-2/20). Last day to register before the early bird deadline passes is next Sunday (1/8). For more information, please see Daniel Chen.
- ESV Bibles (Children’s Ministry): The Children’s Ministry will be updating the Pre-K to 5th grade classrooms with ESV Children Bibles. If you are interested in purchasing a copy for your child at cost (~$16.50), please contact George Sya.
- Summer Retreat: We are looking for 2-4 individuals (adult and/or youth) to be a part of our 2017 Summer Retreat Planning Committee. Our 2017 Summer Retreat (6/16-18) will be a special entire church (English-Chinese) joint retreat. Please contact Pastor Joey (joeywang@cfccsj.org) if you’re interested (or for more information).
Prayer Requests & Praises
- Praise God for our College Winter Retreat this past Tuesday through Thursday that it was a great opportunity to connect (reconnect) with each other and God!
- Pray for Daniel Chen as he plans to move to Los Angeles the end of May to be closer with Sachi and his family. Pray also for Daniel as he figures out future ministry/calling.
- Praise God for Elder Stan Yang’s faithful leadership and service through the past four years and pray that his year-long sabbatical in 2017 will be a time of renewal and refreshment. Pray for Elder Raymond Hung as he serves a more active role in the English ministry in 2017.
- Pray for Tri-Valley Chinese Bible Church in Pleasanton, CA. Pray for their English/youth ministry as they have been without a pastor for over a year. Pray for Phebe Kuo as she and other parents help lead and guide the English/youth ministry during this season. Pray for the provision of a pastor as well as for their church’s continual spiritual growth.
New City Catechism (from www.newcitycatechism.com/intro.php)
We hope that this will be a tool for us to use in disciplining our children, one another and ourselves as a church community. The New City Catechism is also available online & for your smart phones.
Question 12: What does God require in the ninth and tenth commandments?
Answer: That we do not lie or deceive, but speak the truth in love. That we are content, not envying anyone or resenting what God has given them or us.
Passage(s): James 2:8